Gardens – Palmer House Innhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com
A Romantic Bed and Breakfast in historic, Falmouth, Cape CodFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:58:31 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.137330733The She Shedhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/the-she-shed/
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:51:28 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/?p=13716This spring I was introduced to the new concept of the “She Shed” by Patti Keating a horticulturist from Cape Cod Community College. Patti came to help me with our Falmouth Village Spring Garden Tour. After talking with her, I decided that the Palmer House Inn should have its own version of the She Shed. [...]

]]>13716Cape Cod B&B Container Gardenhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/cape-cod-bb-container-gardening-part/
Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:00:18 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/?p=11324Bill and I have owned the Palmer House Inn for nine years. One of the things that excited me most that first spring as the grounds started to come alive, was the large container garden of herbs. Over the years I have experimented with a variety herbs and methods of cultivating. I enjoy walking up [...]

]]>11324Falmouth Village Bloominghttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/falmouth-village-blooming/
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:27:18 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/?p=12807News from Falmouth Village Association, Falmouth, MA – April 6, 2015 Falmouth Village Ushers in Spring with Falmouth Village is Blooming May Baskets, Spring B&B Tours, Gardening Workshops & Sales & Cinco de Mayo Falmouth Village, MA – While May baskets may have gone by the wayside with trendier traditions in many New England villages, Falmouth [...]

]]>12807How to Plan a Cape Cod Herb Gardenhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/how-to-plan-a-cape-cod-herb-garden/
Mon, 05 May 2014 21:21:15 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/?p=11306The Palmer House’s Cape Cod Herb Garden We are looking forward to some of the most beautiful gardens on Cape Cod this year (perhaps a little biased :). To be honest I’m not really an expert but this is how we put our garden together. Hopefully you can find some useful information or at least [...]

]]>11306The Pepper Bush on Cape Codhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/pepper-bush-cape-cod/
Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:18:37 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/?p=6192The pepper bush is native to coastal New England. The Palmer House has several of these bushes beside the entrance door. They are a pretty bush with oval green leaves and a cluster of white conically shaped blossoms. The flowers bloom in August and one of its most attractive features is its sweet delicate fragrance. [...]

]]>6192My Morning Commute to the Innhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/morning-commute-inn/
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:58:56 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/?p=6030A short walk to the Inn Each morning during the summer season I leave the “little house”, between 6:00 and 6:30, I walk down the wooden walkway that leads to the car park and on to the inn’s main house to begin my day of inn keeping. The “little house” is a cottage at the far [...]

]]>6030Kousa Dogwood in our Cape Cod Gardenhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/kousa-dogwood-in-our-cape-cod-garden/
Sun, 20 May 2012 18:32:49 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/blog/?p=2751This beautiful Kousa Dogwood tree is in our garden at our Cape Cod B&B. We thought that we were going to lose this beautiful tree two years ago. Half of the tree was dead. We called in our arborist, who told us that our only chance of saving the tree was to give it a [...]

]]>27511st Place May Basket 2012http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/1st-place-may-basket-2012/
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:42:28 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/?p=5575The Palmer House Inn’s 2012 May basket won first place on the traditional category. I’m quite pleased. This is a fun event to start the spring in Cape Cod. It was judged by the Village Association members. The challenge will be to come up with something special for next year.

]]>5575May Day at Our Cape Cod Bed & Breakfasthttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/may-day-cape-cod-bed-breakfast/
Tue, 01 May 2012 18:19:18 +0000http://palmerhouseinn.com/cape/?p=4812Happy May Day to one and all. This is the first rainy day, in Falmouth, in a long time. The flowers on the Cape are soaking it up and blooming. However, we at the Palmer House are not feeling the least bit overcast. This is an especially good day for us. It marks the nine [...]

]]>4812January on Cape Codhttp://www.palmerhouseinn.com/january-on-cape-cod/
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:19:34 +0000http://www.palmerhouseinn.com/blog/?p=3034The days are mild and the primrose is in blooming in the Palmer House’s garden. The golf courses are green and lush and our beaches are just waiting for you to take an afternoon stroll. We are open all winter and we are ready to pamper you and your “someone special” with afternoon refreshments, charming [...]